Bracelet



April 21, 1925. 1,534,586

VG. D. HARRISON BRACELET Filed Feb. 9, 1924 Patented Apr. 21, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE D. HARRISON, 'OF NORTH.

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BRACELET.

AppIication filedFebruary ,9. 1924. Serial No. 691,789.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gnonen a citizen of the United D. Harrison,

States, residing at North Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements inBracelets,

of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates useful in'iprovements 1n to certain new andbracelets and perfor securing the stone, gems,

or glass units to the bracelet structure.

The invention also aims for securlng the gems or to provide means, thelike, which is of a simple and economical nature, and

which effects firm and of the same, without any their becoming loose orStill further the invention aims positive securement possible danger ofseparated.

to provide means for effecting easy and quick secu'rement of the gemsand which will be later set and other objects,

has still further forth and manifested in the course of the followingdescription. In the drawmgs:

Figure 1, is a plan view of a fragment of a bracelet constructed inaccordance with the present invention.

Figure 2, is a side edge elevation;

Figure 3, is an enlar 3-3 of Figure 1;

Fi ure 4, 1s a similar view on line A-4 of Flgure 1 Figure 5, 18 adetail view of one of the links in blank form and Flgure 6, 1s

a. similar view of the blank I as it appears 11'1 thesecond and thirdstages of b6111 secured to the stone or gem.

In proceeding in present invention; gems are formed of somewhat bar formas units, indicated at 1 in the dra erably formed on one parts 2 thebars while their accordance with the or colored glass are prefbevelledwings and face with meeting in a point at the fronts of opposite facesare formed with preferably three transverse grooves a which extend saidopposite faces entirely. across the of the gems.

The links which are preferably made of wire are originally of theovaloid blank form 5, as despicted in first given, the shape as Figure5,, and are shown at 6 1n Fig- .will thus be noted that by and betweenthe shoulders 9 a nd I ed section on line the bevelled portions of intopreferably circular open form asshow at 11', and impinge against therings 7. It

the rings 7, are engaged 10, and the circular or 'ringlike ends 11, ofthe links, whereby all of the parts are lield in rigid relation to oneanother, the rings 7, functioning to prevent spreading movement of thelink sides and thus act to positively hold the shoulders 9 and 10impinged against the opposite sides of the stone units. The adjacentunits may be connected in any desired manner, for example by means ofcouplings 12, of any, form.

It will be the links 5 as desired may be employed for each unit, thedrawings illustrating three links for each unit. .lVhere a greater orless number of the links are employed, then of course, the number ofgrooves 4, in the stones are varied accordingly.

The invention aifor'ds means of providing various combinations,- by notonly varying the number of links but also the type of coupling, thedrawings illustrating but one manner of carrying the invention intopractice.

Having whatI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1.In a bracelet, an ornamental unit having bevelled portions which meet ina line on one face'thereof and having its opposite face formed with aseries of transverse grooves, links having two central portions one ofwhich is straight and engaged in the grooves of the units and the otherof which is of inverted V-shape, and engaged with the units, each ofsaid links having two pairs of shoulders engaged, with the respectiveopposed sides of the units and rings on the link end portions" desiredornamental also apparent that as many "of i abutting the shoulders, theouter ends of the links being of approximately circular form andabutting the rings.

2. In a bracelet, an ornamental unit having one face thereof formed witha series of transverse grooves, links having two central portions one ofwhich is straight and engaged in the grooves of the units and the otherof which isconformably engaged with the opposite faces of the units,each of said links having two pairs of shoulders engaged with therespective opposed sides of the unit, and rings on the link end portionsabutting the shoulders, the outer ends of the. links being ofapproximately circular form and abutting the rings.

3. In a bracelet, an ornamental unit having one face thereof formed witha series of transverse grooves, links having central portions engaged inthe grooves of the units and c'onformably engaged with the opposite acesof the units, each of said links having shoulders engaged with theopposed sides of the unit, and rings on the link end portions abuttingthe shoulders, the outer ends of the links having parts abutting therings.

4:. In a bracelet, an ornamental unit having a plurality of transversegrooves on a side face thereof, a plurality of links ha ing-Qpartsengaged in the grooves and hav ing parts engaged with the ren'lainingside faces of the unit, and members on the ends of the links, the outerends of the links being formed to provide shoulders to engage saidmembers-and hold same rigidly on-the links. w

:5. In a bracelet, an ornamental unit haw ing a plurality' of transversegrooves on a a side face thereof,a plurality of links havingjpartsengagedin the grooves and havvfing;parts-engaged with the remaining sidefaces of the unit, shoulders on the links engaging opposite sides of theunit, the outer ends of the links having open parts, and elementsperforated to receive the links and ;.arranged;thereon and engagedbetween the open parts of the links and the shoulders.

6. In a bracelet, an ornamental unit having a plurality of transversegrooves on a face thereof, a plurality of links having parts engaged inthe grooves and means on the links to hold same engaged with oppositesides of the unit.

7. In a bracelet, an ornamental unit having a plurality of transversegrooves on a face thereof and a plurality of links havin parts engagedin the grooves, opposite sides of the links having inwardly extendingpom tions engaged with opposite sides of the units.

8. In a bracelet, an ornamental unit having a plurality of transversegrooves on a face thereof, a plurality of links having parts engaged inthe grooves, opposite sides of the links having inwardly extending poltions engaged with opposite sides of the unit, and means on the links tohold said inwardly extending portions engaged with the unit.

9. In a bracelet, an ornamental unit having a grooved face, links havingparts engaged about the unit and in the groove thereof and havingshoulders engaged with the opposed sides of the unit, and rings on theend portions of the links engaging the shoulders, the outer ends of thelinks hav ing parts abutting the rings.

10. In a bracelet, an ornamental unit, a link tightly receiving the unittherein and having end portions formed with shoulders which engageopposed sides of the unit, and n'ieans independent of the links andengaged over the end portions of the links and with the shoulders tohold the links in tight engagement with the units.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification ii thepresent-e of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE D. Iilr'kRR-ISON. lVitnesses E. J. BANKS, NnLLre A. CARN.

